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Erysipelas Flashcards

1
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The agent of swine erysipelas is Erysipelothrix Suis

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False

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The agent of swine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs in the tonsils

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True

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Swine erysipelas can mainly be seen in winter after introduction of carrier animals

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False

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4
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Swine erysipelas can be an acute septicaemia in pigs

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True

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5
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Diamond skin disease is a clinical form of swine erysipelas

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True

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6
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The agent of swine erysipelas can survive in the environment for a few months

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True

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7
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The agent of swine erysipelas can be present in the environment

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True

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Swine erysipelas can mainly be seen in winter after introduction of carrier animal

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False

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Warm weather is a predisposing factor of swine erysipelas

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True

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10
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Hyperaemic spleen is a typical postmortem lesion of swine erysipelas

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True

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11
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Sheep are generally infected with the agent of swine erysipelas per os

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False

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12
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Vaccines against swine erysipelas give only serotype specific protection

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False

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13
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High fever is a clinical sign of acute swine erysipelas

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True

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14
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Fever is a frequent clinical sign of Swine erysipelas

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True

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15
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Endocarditis can be a post-mortem lesion of Swine erysipelas

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True

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16
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Swine erysipelas cannot be treated with antibiotics because the course of the disease is very
fast

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False

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17
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Swine erysipelas cannot be prevented with vaccinations

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False

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18
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There are no vaccines for the prevention of swine erysipelas

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False

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19
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The agent of swine erysipelas can infect only pigs

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False

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20
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Vaccines against swine erysipelas give only serotype specific protection

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False

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21
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Humans can be infected with the agent of swine erysipelas by eating meat of infected pigs

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False

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22
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Humans can be infected with Erysipelas Rhusiopathie from fishes

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True

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23
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Humans are generally infected with the agent of swine erysipelas through wounds

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True

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24
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Vaccines against swine erysipelas give only serotype specific protection

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False

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25
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In the case chronic swine erysipelas pneumonia is a frequent clinical sign

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False

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26
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The agent of swine erysipelas can frequently cause fibrinous pneumonia

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False

27
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Erysipelas can be seen only in pigs

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False

28
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Neuraminidase is a virulence factor of the agent of erysipelas

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True

29
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Polymyxins are used for the treatment of erysipelas

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False

30
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In Erysipelas the toxin is the virulence factor

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True

31
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Diamond skin disease is caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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True

32
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Erysipelas affects only pigs

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False

33
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Chronic form of erysipelas can cause skin necrosis

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True

34
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Chronic form of erysipelas can cause skin necrosis

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True

35
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae can be carried and shed by asymptomatic pigs

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True

36
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Only pigs can be infected with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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False

37
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Purulent pneumonia is a typical clinical form of acute erysipelas

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False

38
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The agent of porcine erysipelas is carried by asymptomatic pigs

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True

39
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Warm weather and overcrowding can predispose to erysipelas of swine

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True

40
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Diamond skin disease is a subacute form of erysipelas of swine

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True

41
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Overcrowding is a predisposing factor of erysipelas of swine

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True

42
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The agent of swine erysipelas can cause septicaemia

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True

43
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Arthritis can be a clinical sign of erysipelas

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True

44
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is facultative pathogen

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True

45
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Turkeys are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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True

46
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There is a serotype-specific protection against swine erysipelas

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False

47
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Erysipelas often appears in a septicaemia form

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True

48
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Erysipelas has to be introduced into a herd

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True

49
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In erysipelas, small vessels in the skin become inflamed, causing erythema

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True

50
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a facultative pathogenic bacterium

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True

51
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In the case of acute erysipelas high fever is an important sign

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True

52
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The swine erysipelas bacterium is an obligate pathogen

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False

53
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Erysipelas can be prevented by inactivated vaccine

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True

54
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The main sign in acute erysipelas is fever

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True

55
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Geese are susceptible to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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True

56
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Acute erysipelas causes moderate fever

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False

57
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Endocarditis is seen in acute erysipelas

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False

58
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is not resistant, it cannot survive in the environment

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False

59
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Some extracellular enzymes are virulence factors of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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True

60
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Erysipelas can be well treated by penicillin

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True

61
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Warm weather can predispose pigs to erysipelas

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True

62
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The causative agent of swine erysipelas is an epiphyte

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False

63
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“Strong” erysipelas comes together with mild fever

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False

64
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There is a serotype specific protection in case of erysipelas

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False

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